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Sociology

  • Department of Sociology
  • BA Studies
Society influences human choices and behaviours, and the action of each person influences the way in which society works. Sociology aims at the scientific knowledge of such processes using various research methods and techniques: interview, observation, statistical analysis, content analysis etc. The skills acquired in this field can be capitalized in community development, cultural management, continuing education and training, public administration, social policies, communication and public relations, exit polls, social and demographic research.

Objectives

Acquiring in-depth knowledge on how society is formed and how it functions, especially in the field of labour organization, on a wide range of concepts, theories, ideas and methodologies that allow students to critically formulate ontologies of the social work and epistemologies through which to understand it, as well as acquiring a coherent set of research methods and techniques to enable them to obtain and analyse quantitative, qualitative and ethnographic data; The development of technical skills required by jobs such as documentarist, individual interview operator, collective interview moderator, data analyst etc.; The ability to initiate, conceptualise, design, conduct and complete sociological surveys or studies: problematization, choosing a research field (population, sample, subjects), design, operalisation, data collection and analysis (e.g. quantitative or qualitative evaluation of a program; identification of resources and obstacles in developing a community etc.); Developing a set of transferable lifelong attitudes and skills (cognitive, communication, interactional and civic, self-knowledge and self-organization) which are appreciated by employers and community members; Acquiring transferable knowledge and skills that will allow students to navigate their education and career, respectively to continue their studies in a master’s degree in sociology/anthropology or a related discipline (psychology, economics, political science, communication, education, legal studies) in the country or abroad.

Acquired competencies

Design and implementation of sociological research (collection, processing and analysis of social data) in organizations and communities, cultural research, market research etc. management of social data systems diagnosis of the organizational environment appropriate use of the applied sociological perspective identifying the development needs of human resources in the organization by applying specific methods analysing the interaction between human resource and management

Courses

Sociologie generală/ General Sociology – Prof. univ. dr. Irina Culic

Metode și tehnici de cercetare sociologică/ / Methods and Techniques of Sociological Research – Lect. Dr. Andrada Tobias

Introducere în antropologie / Introduction to Anthropology – Conf. dr. Gabriel Troc

Curs opțional 1 / Elective Course 1

Curs opțional 2 / Elective Course 2

Limba străină 1 / Foreign Language 1

Educație fizică 1 / Physical education 1

Teorii sociologice moderne/ Modern Sociological Theories – Lect. Univ. dr. Dana Domșodi

Statistică socială și analiza datelor 1/ Social Statistics and Data Analysis 1 – Conf. univ. dr. Norbert Petrovici

Curs opțional complementar / Complementary Elective Course

Curs opțional de specialitate 1 / Speciality Elective Course 1

Practică profesională I / Traineeship I

Limba străină 2 / Foreign Language 2

Educație fizică 2 / Physical education 2

Teorii sociologice contemporane / Contemporary Sociological Theories – Conf. Univ. dr. Sorin Gog

Socioantropologia muncii / Socioanthropology of Labour

Statistică socială și analiza datelor 2/ Social Statistics and Data Analysis 2

Psihologie socială / Social Psychology – Lect. Univ. Dr. Veronica Mateescu

Metode calitative de cercetare sociologică / Qualitative Methods of Sociological Research – Lect. Univ. dr. Goina Calin

Curs opțional de specialitate 2 / Speciality Elective Course 2

Paradigme sociologice / Sociological Paradigms – Lect. univ. dr. Andreea-Cristine Palaga

Designul și practica cercetării sociologice aplicate / Design and Practice of Applied Sociological Research

Politici sociale / Social Policies – Lect. Univ. Dr Cristina Raț

Curs opțional de specialitate 3 / Speciality Elective Course 3

Curs opțional de specialitate 4 / Speciality Elective Course 4

Practică profesională II / Traineeship II

Sociologie urbană/ Urban Sociology – Conf. univ. dr. Norbert Petrovici

Sociologie rurală / Rural Sociology

Stratificare și mobilitate socială / Social Stratification and Mobility – Lect. Univ. Dr Cristina Raț

Curs opțional de specialitate 5 / Speciality Elective Course 5

Curs opțional de specialitate 6 / Speciality Elective Course 6

Curs opțional aplicativ pentru lucrarea de licență / Applied Elective for Bachelor’s Thesis Development

Demografie și sociologia populației / Demography and Sociology of Population – Lect, univ. dr. Ionuţ Földes

Sociologia comunicării și mass media / Sociology of Communication and Mass Media – Prof. univ. dr. Dan Chiribucă

Istoria gândirii sociale din România / History of Romanian Social Thought – Lect. Univ. dr. Dana Domșodi

Curs opțional de specialitate 7 / Speciality Elective Course 7

Curs opțional de specialitate 8 / Speciality Elective Course 8

Elaborarea lucrării de licenţă / Bachelor’s Thesis Preparation

PACHET OPȚIONAL 1 (An I, Semestrul 1

Psihologie generală și educațională / General and Educational Psychology

Universitate 101. Competențe și practici academice / University 101: Academic Skills and Practices


PACHET OPȚIONAL 2 (An I, Semestrul 1)

Istoria ideilor filosofice / History of Philosophical Ideas

Comunicare în limba engleză / Communication in English

Etică și integritate academică / Ethics and Academic Integrity


PACHET OPȚIONAL 3 (An I, Semestrul 2)

Bazele marketingului / The Fundamentals of Marketing – Lect.univ.dr. RADOMIR Lăcrămioara

Micro și macroeconomie / Micro and Macroeconomy – Conf.univ.dr. Paul-Stelian COCIOC


PACHET OPȚIONAL 4 (An I, Semestrul 2)

Antropologii contemporane / Contemporary Anthropologies – Lect. Univ. dr. Oana Mateescu

Probleme sociale în filosofia modernă și contemporană / Social Problems in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy

Antropologie socială / Social Anthropology – Conf. dr. Gabriel Troc


PACHET OPȚIONAL 5 (An II, Semestrul 3)

Sociologia schimbării / Sociology of Change

Sociologia loisir-ului / Sociology of Loisir – Lect. Dr. Andrada Tobias

Sociologia corpului (limba engleză) / Sociology of the body

Relaționalități mai-mult-decât-umane / More-than-human relationalities (Engleză)

Sociologie electorală / Electoral Sociology

Extragerea și prelucrarea datelor în Python / Data Scraping and Data Wrangling Using Python


PACHET OPȚIONAL 6 (An II, Semestrul 4)

Tranziția școală-muncă și mobilitate pe piața muncii / School-Work Transitions and Labour Market Mobility

Sociologia educației / Sociology of Education – Dr. Dana Solonean

Sociologia mișcărilor sociale (limba engleză) / Sociology of Social Movements

De la corporație la platformă: noi forme de muncă / From Corporation to Platform: New Types of Labour

Sociologie relațională și analiza de rețea / Relational Sociology and Network Analysis

Provocările inteligenței artificale pentru om și societate / AI Challenges for People and Society

Cercetare aplicată în user experience / Applied User Experience Research – Făcaș Andrada, Farcău Andra


PACHET OPȚIONAL 7 (An II, Semestrul 4)

Cercetare de teren și etnografică / Field Research and Ethnography – Lect. Univ. dr. Goina Calin

Metode etnografice digitale / Digital Ethnographic Methods

Antropologie economică / Economic Anthropology


PACHET OPȚIONAL 8 (An III, Semestrul 5)

Dezbateri actuale în teoria și cercetarea sociologică / Contemporary Debates in Sociological Theory and Research

Sociologie electorală / Electoral Sociology

Socioantropologia religiei / Socialanthropology of Religion

Societate și tehnologie / Society and Technology

Sociologia iubirii și sexualității / The Sociology of Love and Sexuality – Conf. Univ. dr. Sorin Gog

Societate și mediu / Society and Environment

Antropologia paranormalului și a ocultului / Anthropology of the Paranormal and the Occult – Lect. univ. dr. Andreea-Cristine Palaga

Statistică socială și analiza datelor 3/ Social Statistics and Data Analysis 3

Societate și trans-formări / Society and Trans-Formations



PACHET OPȚIONAL APLICATIV (An III, Semestrul 5)

Analiza aplicată a datelor datelor calitative pentru lucrarea de licență / Applied Quantitative Data Analysis for the Bachelor’s Thesis

Analiza aplicată a datelor cantitative pentru lucrarea de licență / Applied Quantitative Data Analysis for the Bachelor’s Thesis

Practică de proiectare a cercetării și redactare academică pentru lucrarea de licență / Research Design and Academic Writing for Bachelor’s Thesis Preparation


PACHET OPȚIONAL 9 (An III, Semestrul 6)

Sociologia globalizării / Sociology of Globalization –

Managementul organizatiilor non-guvernamentale / The management of NGOs – Răcătău Ionela-Maria

Interacționism simbolic și etnometodologie / Symbolic Interactionism and Ethnomethodology – Lect. Univ. dr. Goina Calin

Sociologie istorică comparată / Comparative Historical Sociology – Lect. Univ. dr. Goina Calin

Sociologie politică / Political Sociology – Dr. Manuel Mireanu

Relații interetnice / Interethnic Relations – Prof univ. dr. István Horváth

Gen și muncă (limba engleză) / Gender and Labour (English Course)


PACHET OPȚIONAL 10 (An III, Semestrul 6)

Sociologie și antropologie digitală / Digital Sociology and Anthropology

Antropologie medicală / Medical Anthropology – Lect. univ. dr. Andreea-Cristine Palaga

Careers

Sociologist; Development agent; Professional guidance agent for the unemployed/career information agent; Analyst; Research Assistant in Demography; Research Assistant in Sociology; Adviser to public institutions; Career guidance counselor; School counselor; Statistician advisor; Local expert on Roma issues; Expert statistician; Teacher in high school, post-high school education; Teacher in professional and foreman education; Spokesperson; Marketing Specialist; Human resources specialist; Specialist in public relations

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